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Focus: Imaging the Sun, Moon and Stars

Nik Szymanek introduces all the ways by which you can capture great images
of the Moon, from the most sophisticated CCDs to the most simple mobile phone cameras.

Besides the Moon, the stars are the most noticeable feature of the night sky and yet we rarely take the time to image them. Greg Parker challenges you to take up the task of producing beautiful star images.

Sheri Lynn Karl describes the process by which she captures exquisite images of our nearest star, the Sun.

Features

BAA Comet Section Director Jonathan Shanklin gives you the expert lowdown of what to expect from Comet ISON when it reaches maximum brightness at the end of November.

Our comet one-two is completed by ace planetary photographer Damian Peach, who details the tips and tricks for recording Comet ISON to camera.

The ringed planet is the most wondrous in the Solar System to gaze at. Yet where did those marvellous rings come from? Keith Cooper goes in search of their origin.

We now know that history was made on 25 August 2012 when Voyager 1 became our first ever interstellar spacecraft. Keith Cooper reports on where this achievement fits into history, and why it took scientists so long to realise Voyager 1 had departed the heliosphere.

A new NASA spacecraft is ready to launch to Mars to taste its atmospheric composition and learn where much of its atmosphere disappeared to, writes Stephen Clark.

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The PlanetsFrom tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, The Planets profiles each of the Solar System's members in depth, featuring the latest imagery from space missions. The tallest mountains, the deepest canyons, the strongest winds, raging atmospheric storms, terrain studded with craters and vast worlds of ice are just some of the sights you'll see on this 100-page tour of the planets. GET YOUR COPY

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